It’s because the MNBA doesn’t exist. The NBA allows both men and women play. The WNBA only allows women, thus the difference.
2026-10-27 01:57:16
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Jordan Lucas :
Why MNBA? Women are free to try out for the NBA if they want to, its not a League created specifically for men and women have been drafted to the NBA in the past i believe.
2026-10-27 00:34:20
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life.of.shanks :
NBA is the Name. WNBA is the name (I say The W). if ppl go out there way to call it Mnba I figure they just want attention. if someone gets mad about someone saying Mnba they also want attention lol. Just call it what it is lol
2026-10-26 22:16:46
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travisstark1320 :
because by a strictly factual basis...the MNBA and pay attention....IT...DOES...NOOOOT.... EXIST...it's the NBA and the WNBA..
2026-10-26 23:51:58
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davidweller801 :
I have never heard anyone call the NBA "MNBA." And if I heard someone say that I would just be assuming they're trolling me. 🤣🤣🤣
2026-10-26 21:47:54
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user2733115096150 :
The NBA was first, the W was meant to distinguish it. But adding the W did not make the NBA the MNBA. It just sounds stupid.
2026-10-27 00:24:08
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JCB :
Why all of the sudden its the MNBA??
2026-10-27 15:54:04
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Hugh Jass :
one thing i know for certain is the mnba doesn't play a finals game on a random Thursday at noon.
2026-10-27 00:29:30
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Rockland :
I think it's because people say it as an insult. It's NBA and WNBA.
2026-10-27 00:40:24
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useless_cloud :
Well, when you watch it on tv. What is it called?
2026-10-27 01:41:24
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Leilani 🤙🏾 :
The nba was first lol
2026-10-27 03:26:59
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cam909 :
its just not the name. Kinda like calling the NFL the MNFL. The question to ask is why would someone call it by the wrong acronym intentionally?
2026-10-27 03:09:27
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Bianca 🐝 :
I use it similarly to trans and cis when speaking about humans, if I’m talking about a comparison of the leagues it makes since to differentiate between the two as WNBA and MNBA so there’s no confusion. Clarifies my point further. 🤷🏻♀️
2026-10-27 00:17:22
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B-Rose :
Because “MNBA” is not a company.
2026-10-27 15:53:16
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bob smith :
this has to be a joke, right?
2026-10-27 15:45:55
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Anthony Montana :
I’ve never heard this
2026-10-27 15:50:05
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DontCare :
I could only guess that the nba was first. The women needed a way to differentiate their pro league.
2026-10-27 15:51:45
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SuperToasterTV :
because saying MNBA is a slap in the face to women's basketball players. you're pretty much saying that no woman will ever be good enough to play in the NBA. because the NBA doesn't barr women from joining, there just havent been any women yet that were good enough to join
2026-10-27 10:53:51
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Coach Kori :
Bother me? No. I just didn’t silly. It’s been the NBA since June 6, 1946. What do you want us to call the WNBA? There is no reason to add the M as everyone knows when you say NBA you are referring to, well the NBA.
2026-10-27 00:45:08
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Nunya Bznss :
Because that's not what it's called.
2026-10-27 00:58:15
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O.G. Rue :
NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣
2026-10-27 13:36:59
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❔unknown❔ :
it’s just a stupid “gotcha” thing but the people who use mnba don’t know women can play in the nba
2026-10-27 02:13:56
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Amber :
Months ago I left a comment like “look at the mnba being all socialist!” And I still get random hate messages from men about it😂
2026-10-27 11:08:11
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Jamey Carey :
Probably because it isn’t a men’s league, it’s open. But also, no one who uses MNBA is doing it respectfully. It’s always a troll or a gotcha and it works on a lot of people
2026-10-27 00:36:42
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Mr.Friday :
It’s performative. Nobody has EVER referred to the wnba as the “nba” there’s no confusion there and anybody saying they simply use “mnba” to distinguish or specify are lying. I would say I am fairly interested In the wnba as of late but I’ve noticed a lot of the fans are fighting battles that don’t need to be fought. Yes, male fans of the nba have for years punched down at the wnba no denying that, but we are at a place where more male fans and male fans of the nba are starting to take the wnba seriously. You don’t need to do these performative things like calling the nba the the mnba to prop up the wnba. The wnba is on the come up and I think this is irrelevant in the grand scheme but it just detracts from the wnba in my opinion because the performativeness of it all just harkens back to the disparity between the nba and wnba in terms of popularity(which is to be expected due to league life time).
2026-10-27 08:32:58
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